The first Test between India and New Zealand will be played in Bengaluru from October 16. After this, the second Test will be played in Pune from October 24 while the third and last Test will be played in Mumbai from November 1.
The Indian cricket team is set to host a three-match Test series against New Zealand. This series is very important for both the teams in view of the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 (WTC). The first Test between India and New Zealand will be played in Bengaluru from October 16. After this, the second will be played in Pune from October 24 while the third and last Test will be played in Mumbai from November 1.
If we talk about the head to head Test record of India and Kiwi team, then Team India seems to have the upper hand in it. In fact, a total of 62 Test matches have been played between the two teams so far. Out of this, 22 matches have been in favor of India, while only 13 matches have been in favor of New Zealand. At the same time, the result of 27 has been a draw.
India has won 17 Tests against New Zealand on its soil. Team India has not lost a single Test series at home against New Zealand yet. Team India has also had the upper hand in all the Test series played between the two teams. While India has won 12 Test series against New Zealand, the Kiwi team has defeated India in Test series 7 times. This also includes the final match of the first edition of the World Test Championship, in which New Zealand defeated India in England to win the World Test Championship for the first time. India is at the top of the World Test Championship points table. India won its last Test series against Bangladesh 2-0. Team India is once again the favorite to win another home Test series against New Zealand. India has been the runner-up of the World Test Championship twice and this time the team captained by Rohit Sharma would like to win this title.
New Zealand: Tom Latham (captain), Tom Blundell (wicketkeeper), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, William O'Rourke, Ejaz Patel, Mitchell Santner, Ben Sears, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Kane Williamson and Will Young
INDIA: Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep
